Browsing Archive: November, 2011

Advent Calendar Anyone?

Posted by Angelika Davey on Sunday, November 27, 2011, In : Celebrations in Germany

Last Christmas I gave you my heart ..... well, not really, but I did sent out a tweet on twitter every day as my Advent calendar. I left every entry on my German for Fun page but now it's time for something new:

As of Thursday I will post a daily blog entry about a different German Christmas Carol, one for every day until Christmas - my calorie-free Advent Calendar.

If you don't want to miss it, make sure you follow german_tutor on twitter or like Angelika's German Tuition & Translation on fac...
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Lost German compound nouns found after long search

Posted by Angelika Davey on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, In : a bit of fun

About two years ago I posted an A to Z of long German compound nouns on twitter - one every day, the German words took up a lot of the 140 characters J
For a while I had the whole list on my website, then moved it because I wanted something else. I even saved the list, but then lost it L

Well, last weekend I did some PC tidying up and guess what? I found it again. So here it is:

Do you know some of these long German words?

A: der Abendmahlsgottesdiest - Communion service

B: das Breitbandkommu...

Just hanging out on Google+? No, I'm learning German!

Posted by Angelika Davey on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, In : learn German

I have been teaching German via Skype for quite a while now and if you can't find a German teacher in your area it is a great alternative.

But what if it's a small group who wants to learn German and can't find a teacher?
What if you and your best friend always wanted to learn German together but he or she now lives too far away from you?

The answer is : Google+ Hangouts!

I must admit I'm not very keen on the name but the idea is great. Just as with Skype you'll need a microphone and a webcam...

The Berlin Wall

Posted by Angelika Davey on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, In : Life in Germany

22 years ago today, on the 9th November 1989, the Berlin Wall came down. You may remember the pictures of that day and the news when it happened, and if you can't remember it, google it and you'll find lots of pictures of that day.
But how much do you know about the wall and how it was built?

Here is a fantastic animated video about the history of the Berlin Wall:

Were you aware of all this? Did you know how much was involved? I certainly didn't and I'm very grateful that the wall has gone.

I...

5 celebrities who speak German as a Foreign Language

Posted by Angelika Davey on Friday, November 4, 2011, In : Famous & not so famous quotes

I have just procrastinated spent valuable time searching Youtube for celebrities who speak German as a foreign language.
Here are the 5 funniest and/or best clips:

n Leonardo diCaprio who talks about his German grandmother


m   Keanu Reeves who can say a German idiom



l   Justin Bieber, who can count to ten ;-)



k Geri Halliwell, who gives Victoria Beckham a crash course in German



And finally, j Sandra Bullock, who accepts...
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